SPC 2025: Joey Krafchick [1-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Joey Krafchick, who is competing at the 2025 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-11, +178, and is ranked #5 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Joey Surname(s): Krafchick Home: Ocean Springs, MS, United States Awards: 2022-23 Player of the Year Hobbies: Sports Occupation: Sports betting analyst/trader

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 419 Average against: 413
Round 1		Krafchick played #40 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 331 to 496 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 0-1, -165.
Round 2		Krafchick played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 413 to 357 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-1, -109.
Round 3		Krafchick played #20 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 413 to 369 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, -65.
Round 4		Krafchick played #27 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 452 to 338 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +49.
Round 5		Krafchick played #30 Samuel Kaplan (Roslyn Heights, NY) and won 430 to 409 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +70. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Krafchick played #42 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 395 to 451 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-2, +14.
Round 7		Krafchick played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 477 to 436 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +55.
Round 8		Krafchick played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 458 to 307 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +206.
Round 9		Krafchick played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 410 to 545 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +71.
Round 10		Krafchick played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 381 to 360 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +92.
Round 11		Krafchick played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 415 to 412 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +95.
Round 12		Krafchick played #13 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and won 467 to 411 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +151.
Round 13		Krafchick played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 325 to 441 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +35.
Round 14		Krafchick played #9 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 453 to 270 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +218.
Round 15		Krafchick played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +241.
Round 16		Krafchick played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 383 to 407 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +217.
Round 17		Krafchick played #19 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 504 to 330 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +391.
Round 18		Krafchick played #6 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) again and lost 397 to 524 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +264.
Round 19		Krafchick played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 426 to 567 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-7, +123.
Round 20		Krafchick played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 458 to 422 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-7, +159.
Round 21		Krafchick played #39 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 464 to 426 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +197.
Round 22		Krafchick played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 411 to 357 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +251.
Round 23		Krafchick played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and won 435 to 340 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-7, +346.
Round 24		Krafchick played #4 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) again and lost 327 to 491 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +182.
Round 25		Krafchick played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 352 to 453 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +81.
Round 26		Krafchick played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 390 to 398 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-10, +73.
Round 27		Krafchick played #11 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 392 to 433 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +32.
Round 28		Krafchick played #14 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) again and won 445 to 425 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +52.
Round 29		Krafchick played #7 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) again and won 463 to 392 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +123.
Round 30		Krafchick played #8 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) again and won 458 to 414 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +167.
Round 31		Krafchick played #38 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) for the third time and won 427 to 416 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +178.

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